West Wodonga Business Statistics 2025
Statistical area (SA2)
VIC · SA2 204031073 · Wodonga - Alpine (SA3) · Area overview
- Actively trading businesses
- 945
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 15,495
- Per 1,000 residents
- 61.0
- Business growth YoY
- 4.2%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 907
- Change vs prior year
- +38
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area, not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 611 | 64.7% |
| 1–4 | 230 | 24.3% |
| 5–19 | 84 | 8.9% |
| 20–199 | 18 | 1.9% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 244 | 25.8% | 0.4% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 87 | 9.2% | 3.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 75 | 7.9% | 23.0% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 70 | 7.4% | -1.4% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 68 | 7.2% | 3.0% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 60 | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| Other Services | 55 | 5.8% | 27.9% |
| Retail Trade | 49 | 5.2% | 16.7% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 45 | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing | 39 | 4.1% | -2.5% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 37 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 3.5% | 6.5% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 26 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 19 | 2.0% | 5.6% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 13 | 1.4% | -18.8% |
| Education and Training | 10 | 1.1% | -9.1% |
| Public Administration and Safety | 7 | 0.7% | 16.7% |
| Mining | 4 | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
Fastest-growing industries
- Other Services27.9%
- Health Care and Social Assistance23.0%
- Retail Trade16.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services6.5%
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing5.3%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in VIC (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 0.6 | 0.40× | 10 |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 4.5 | 0.46× | 70 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1.2 | 0.50× | 19 |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 0.8 | 0.53× | 13 |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 1.7 | 0.53× | 26 |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.4 | 0.53× | 37 |